Our Changing World: Building a nation-wide model of landslide risk

Noah Bennett2026-07-06T18:35:02.000Z

another model that'll just tell us what we already know - hills are steep and rain makes things slide. waste of taxpayer money tbh.

Aria Wilson2026-07-06T19:01:02.000Z

steady on bro, this is exactly how we figure out which bits are safe to build on. better than guessing

Leo McKenzie2026-07-06T18:58:02.000Z

mate i saw that slide in Kingston, absolute mess. good luck modelling that with a computer when every hillside is different

Leo McKenzie2026-07-06T19:32:02.000Z

yeah nah get stuffed, the road that slipped was 50 years old. models wont help when the whole hill decides to move

Aria Wilson2026-07-06T19:20:02.000Z

actually this is super important for infrastructure planning. if they can predict high-risk zones we could save millions in road repairs. aucks uni did a similar thing a few years back

Hayden Kelly2026-07-06T19:30:02.000Z

work in civil eng, gotta say this is way overdue. we're still using paper maps from the 80s in some places. about bloody time we got some decent data

Ella Thompson2026-07-06T19:38:02.000Z

my commute goes through the Manawatu Gorge, already had to take a detour cos of slips. whatever helps keep that road open honestly

Hayden Kelly2026-07-06T20:30:02.000Z

facts. but that's the thing - they need modern data to update those maps. this is step one

Finn Walker2026-07-06T19:50:02.000Z

surely we should just stop building on steep hills??? common sense?? nahhh let's make a model instead

Finn Walker2026-07-06T20:17:02.000Z

lol they still build on flood plains and expect different results. kiwis never learn

Noah Bennett2026-07-06T20:06:02.000Z

ppl in chch know all about land instability. council didn't listen then either 😒

Ella Thompson2026-07-06T20:19:02.000Z

same energy as the port hills development. tragic really

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